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PostSubject: Is it just me?    Is it just me?  Icon_minitimeTue 05 Jul 2011, 9:54 pm

Okay so we had the patio door open while we are sitting in the TV room and as dusk approaches I start getting eaten alive and not one fricken mosquito has even went near hubby. I wonder if they don't like him because he drinks beer and smokes the funny stuff, I have killed 7 mosquitoes within the last half hour. (ETA...they have all been on me, it's not like I am just hunting them to kill them)

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PostSubject: Re: Is it just me?    Is it just me?  Icon_minitimeWed 06 Jul 2011, 12:40 am

We have an invasion of the little bastards, they are horrid. Going to grab a beer and a smoke!!! Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Is it just me?    Is it just me?  Icon_minitimeWed 06 Jul 2011, 3:35 am

I have heard that the smoke of certain "herbs" can ward off the little buggars. So I say smoke em if ya got em :lol:
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PostSubject: Re: Is it just me?    Is it just me?  Icon_minitimeWed 06 Jul 2011, 5:21 am

They always go after me, rarely hubby. And we both just smoke the 'straight' stuff. BIL was out with me a few days ago trying to start the whipper snipper. The buggers left him alone and tortured me instead.

Goes to prove.........men STINK!!! :lol:














Sorry Fleas........I just couldn't contain myself Embarassed
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PostSubject: Re: Is it just me?    Is it just me?  Icon_minitimeThu 07 Jul 2011, 4:45 pm

How do we know it's not the women that stink and that's what attracts them? Razz
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PostSubject: Re: Is it just me?    Is it just me?  Icon_minitimeSat 09 Jul 2011, 11:31 pm

they eat my husband- it is great to be around him outside, he is the bait that draws them away from me. seriously.
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PostSubject: Re: Is it just me?    Is it just me?  Icon_minitimeSat 09 Jul 2011, 11:33 pm

Could it be that mosquitoes prefer dining on some humans over others? This may clear up the mystery.

It's true. Mosquitoes do exhibit blood-sucking preferences, say the experts. "One in 10 people are highly attractive to mosquitoes," reports Jerry Butler, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of Florida. Incidentally, it's not dinner they're sucking out of you. Female mosquitoes -- males do not bite people -- need human blood to develop fertile eggs. And apparently, not just anyone's.

Who Mosquitoes Like Best

While researchers have yet to pinpoint what mosquitoes consider an ideal hunk of human flesh, the hunt is on. "There's a tremendous amount of research being conducted on what compounds and odors people exude that might be attractive to mosquitoes," says Joe Conlon, PhD, technical advisor to the American Mosquito Control Association. With 400 different compounds to examine, it's an extremely laborious process. "Researchers are just beginning to scratch the surface," he says.

Scientists do know that genetics account for a whopping 85% of our susceptibility to mosquito bites. They've also identified certain elements of our body chemistry that, when found in excess on the skin's surface, make mosquitoes swarm closer.

"People with high concentrations of steroids or cholesterol on their skin surface attract mosquitoes," Butler tells WebMD. That doesn't necessarily mean that mosquitoes prey on people with higher overall levels of cholesterol, Butler explains. They simply may be more efficient at processing cholesterol, the byproducts of which remain on the skin's surface.

Mosquitoes also target people who produce excess amounts of certain acids, such as uric acid, explains entomologist John Edman, PhD, spokesman for the Entomological Society of America. These substances can trigger the mosquitoes' olfactory sensations, or sense of smell, causing them to launch their "landing" onto unsuspecting victims.

But the process of attraction begins long before the landing. Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of up to 50 kilometers, explains Edman. This doesn't bode well for people who emit large quantities of carbon dioxide.

"Any type of carbon dioxide is attractive, even over a long distance," Conlon says. Larger people tend to give off more carbon dioxide, which is why mosquitoes typically prefer munching on adults to small children. Pregnant women are also at increased risk, as they produce a greater-than-normal amount of exhaled carbon dioxide. Movement and heat also attract mosquitoes.

So if you want to avoid an onslaught of mosquito bites at your next outdoor gathering, stake out a chaise lounge rather than a spot on the volleyball team. Here's why. As you run around the volleyball court, the mosquitoes sense your movement and head toward you. When you pant from exertion, the smell of carbon dioxide from your heavy breathing draws them closer. So does the lactic acid pouring from your sweat glands. And then -- gotcha.

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